Voting-machine.



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VOTING MACHINE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LAWRENCE W. LUELLEN, OF OLAT 1E, KANSAS.

VOTiNG-MACHINEQ SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.694,765, dated March 4, 1902. Application filed February 1,1901f SerialNo. 45,617. (No model To (LZZ whom it ma concern:

Be it known that LLAWRENCE W. LUELLEN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of ()lathe, in the county of Johnson and Stateof Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVoting-Niachines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to voting-machines, an object of the invention.being to produce an improved, simplified, durable, eflicient, andaccurately operating voting machine comprehending means for preventingmalicio'us tampering therewith and also including, among otherimprovements, class voting means, whereby all the candidate-votingdevices of one or any selected number of ofiicevoting-mechanisms may hequickly looked against effective movement without interfering with theoperations of the candidate-"voting devices of the non-lockedoffice-voting mechanisms by the attending judge upon the approach ofavoter not entitled to vote for all the ofilces, thus obviating thenecessity of providing separate booths for male and female voters inlocalities where women are entitled to vote for certain otfices.

A-furiherohject of the invention is to provide in connection with eachcandidate-vet'- ing device an improved recording device, wherebya'record independent oi the voteregistering device is made for eachvoter, from which may be determined the exact candidates voted for byeach voter, so that should a voter have vote challenged just before thepolls are closed he may be allot ed to vote, and it it is proved afterthe polls are closed that he had no right to vote his'vote could beascertained and thrown out by the proper officials.

A further object of the invention is to provide in operative relationwiththe pluralityo'f rows of oiiice-voting mechanisms, each rowincluding a series of coun ter actuating keys, improved lecltingmechanism, including a-reciprocatory loclring-bar, common to the key ofthe several rows of office-voting mechanisms and eitectiv-o looking allthe keys of one or more rows, and to provide inclosedautomatically-operative means (accessible only to the prone" iicerhaving a key) for locking the-haircydocning position.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a voting-machine -andin connection with a key-actuated registering device a web of paper orother suitable material on which may be written the name or names of oneor more independent candidates, means, including a shutter actuated by avoting-key on advancing and retractingmovementsthereof,for exposing andcovering a portion of said web, and automatically-operative means forad: vancing the web a predetermined distance to expose a differentportion after each voter has registered his entire vote.

With these objects in view the inventio consists in certain novelelementary features in the construction and-combination of the elementsof the subinechanisms, and in the cooperative specific combination andarrangement of the several submechanisms, substantially as hereinafterdescribed, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specificationFigure 1 is a frontse'ctional elevation of a voting-booth containingaway for the purposeof showing other parts i more clearly. Fig. 4 isavertical cross-seccorresponding with the dotted line 4 4 in Fig. 2,looking in the direction of the arrow, certain parts being broken away.Fig. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a portion of thevoting-machine, taken on a line corresponding with the dotted line 5 5in Fig. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrow. Figs. 6 to 11,inclusive, are enlarged details, edge and side view groups, of the threeelements of the cam-plate which control the reciprocatory movements ofthe class-voting orlocking bar, the locking of said bar and theresetting operations of the throw-out devices for the keylockix'ig dogs.Fig. 12 isa perspective view, onan enlarged scale, of the class-votingor 'tion of the voting-machine, taken on a line loekingdean'a portionthereof being broken out. Fig. 13 is a perspectiveview of one of the'counteractlmtingzkeys and one of the 4 independent recording-devicepunches in co-v operative relation with said key, Fig. 14 is perspectiveview of one of the cam-grooved butter-actuating keys. Figs. 15 and 16are 7 plan and f ront'vi'ews,respectively, of one of i 'the end keylocking dogs and thetlirow-out device 'inshiftable connection therewith,a

a portion of I the-stein of thethrow-out device being brokem out in Fig.15. Fig, 17 is'an enlarged cross-sectional detailof a portion of "thevoting-machine,showing certain elements of the independent recordingdevice, -inc1udingthe web, Web-carrying spools,perforated plat en, andreactionary punch. Fig. 18 is an end view of the voting ma'ehine,showing the actuating mechanism or devices forthe spools of theindependent recording devices, parts beingbroken away. Fig. 19 is a rearelevation,

partlyin section, ofthe parts shownin Fig.'18.

. Fig.20 is a front elevation, partly in section, of

ing the dogs in ditferent positio'n suand Figs. I

25 and .26 arefront and sectional. details of one of the keys,showingthe name-plate and.

holding means therefor.

Similar characters'indicatelike parts in all the figuresof the drawings.m A,

In the preferred construction and organi- Zation thereof illustrated inthe accompanying drawings the voting-machine propercomprises,--essentia'lly, a suitable frame B, in-' eluding a base orkeyboard B, a plurality of horizontally disposed parallel rows ofsocalled oiiice-voting, mechanism 0, each including a plurality'ofindependently-operend dogs of the'entire series-of office-voting'vmechanisms and adapted for looking all the ative so-calledcandidate-voting devices D and also including locking means, shown asshiftably-supported dogs, forlimiti'ng the number of candidate-votin gdevices to be opera ted in one row; meansincluding a so-calledclass-voting or looking bar G, shiftably supportedin cooperativerelation with the candidate-votingdevices 0f; one or more selected rowsof voting mechanisms arbitrarilyagainst effective operation, whereby tolimit the numberof oflice-votin g mechanisms to be operated; throw-outdevices, (each of which is-designated in a general way by F,) one inshiftablc. connection with the enddog of each row of office-votingniechanislns and each adapted for nullifying the effective relationbetween its respective oflicewoting mechan ism and the locking-bar; aresetting-device in operative relatioiiwith the throw-out devices;independent recording means, each desighatedibyP, one in operativerelation with each candidate-voting device and adapt- .ed on avote-registering .m'bvement of each candidate for making a recordseparate from the register of said candidate-voting device forindicating the candidates voted for by the separate voters and eachincluding a rec- 0rd- -rece iving web and a reactionary punch supportedindependent of and in position to 'be. operatedv by :acandidate-votingdevice; automatically-operati ve means for advancing allthe webs of the independent recording devices a'predetermined distanceconcurrently after the tgtal vote of a voter has been regist ered; meansincluding a we of paper and a. key -actuated'shntter for exposing saidweb whereby an independent,candidates name may be inscribed; inclosedautomaticallyoperative means for locking the class-voting at bar in itslocking positionyand a casinginclosing said locking means and theregisters of the candidate-voting devices and including an inner and anouter door, the former:

of which is, transparent and has an ordinary key-actuated 1ock,'and the.latterot which has. n antomaticallyoperative lock controlled by theclass-voting-bar actuator, allof which will be hereinafter fullydescribed.

- The frame B of the voting-machine proper, which may be of any desiredor suitable general construction for supporting the several operativeparts, comprises,essentially, a keyboard or base B, composed,preferably, of two relatively separated parallel metal plates having apluralityof rows of preferably equidistant transverse key'seats oropenings 2 formed therethrough for receiving the counteractuating, keys,(each of which is designated in a general way by K;) a plurality ofhorizontaliy-disposed channel-pieces (each designated by 3) secured tothe front face of the .keyboardand forming between them and the keyboard"guiding-channels, in which the key-locking dogs of the oflice-vot-ing1nechan-, isms are supported,'and each channel-piece having a series ofkey-receiving openings 3' through the front wall thereof, registeringwith the key-receiving opening 2 in the keyboard, and avertically-disposed channel-piece 4, secured to the keyboard adjacentthe'ends ncl-pieces 3 and forming between it and the keyboard aguiding-channel for receiving the locking-bar or class-voting bar whichcontrols the operations of the several ofiice-voting mechanisms, andsaid channel-piece 4 having a series of openings formed. in the side not of and in cooperative relation with the chanwall thereof adjacent thehorizontal channelpieces 3 to facilitate themovemen'ts of the rows oflocking-dogs.

. r The horizontal channel-pieces which cover and guide the. lockingelement of the register'lactuating keys and the channel piece which'coversand guides the class-votln g bar will preferably be constructedof sheet metal and be somewhat U-shaped in cross-section companyingdrawings, a casing (designated in a general way by H) will be providedfor inc'losing those operative parts of the votingmachine which projectthrough or are located in the rear of the base or keyboard 13. Thiscasing, which may be of any suitable boxlike construction, willpreferably be made of metal in the form of a rectangular shallow boxopen front and rear and having internal flanges 5 at itsfront edges,whereby the same is secured in any suitable manner to the rear face ofthe base or keyboard. For closing the rear opening of the casing thesame is shown provided with two doors or closures 6 and 7, t-heinne'rone 6 of which is in the na ture of a-glass door and is hinged at oneside to an inwardly-projecting flange 8 on the side wall of the casingand is provided at its opposite side with a key-operative lock, wherebythe same may be locked in a closed position and'opened by a key carriedby the 35 proper ofiicial. The outer door of the casin g, which is alsohinged at one side, as at 9, to the side wall of the casing, is providedwithia catch 10, the opposite end thereof adapted to be engaged by alock-bolt or latch 12, automatically operative by an element of thelocking-bar-actuating means, as hereinafter more fully described.

Each oifice-voting mechanism 0 comprises a plural number ofindependently-operative candidate-voting devices D, disposed in a row,(the number in-each row depending upon the number of candidates for each'oflice,) and a plurality of locking-dogs d, shiftablysupported in thechannel-pieces in cooperative relation with the several candidate-votingdevices-and adapted onthe operation-of one candidate-voting device forlooking all of the other candidate-voting devices infthe same rowagainst eifective movement. I

Each candidate-voting device Dan'd the locking-dogs cooperatingtherewith are shown in the accompanying drawings of substantially thesame general constructionand organization as the same parts described inPatent No. 651,874, granted to me June 19, 1900, to which reference maybe had, and each preferably consists of a reactionary key K, supportedfor reciprocatory movements in I the transverse openings of the keyboardand channel-pieces, a register or counter R of any suitableconstructionsupported within the casing H and having an actuating arm ormember 13 and an actuating connector 14 between said arm and key K.

The key K in the form thereof shown is substantially rectangular incross-section and has a transverse slot 15 therethrough, adapted toregister with the channel of' the channel piece through which said keyextends when the key is in its retracted or normalposition, and has alocking-dog-spreading partition 16, having a tapered or beveled end terminating in and practically constituting an end wall of the transverseslot 15, said partition being adapted, on the advancing orcounter-actuating movement of the key, for entering between the beveledend 17 and 18 of two adjacent locking-dogs, whereby to spread theselocking-dogs apart, causingthem to slide longitudinally of the channeland force the opposite ends thereof and the ends of the successive dogsinto position for obstructing the entrance of the wedge-like partitionsof all the other keys in the same row, as will be readily understood byreference to Figs. 22 and 23 of the accompanying drawings.

It is desired to state in the above connection that the presentinvention is not limited to the specific construction and organizationof the parts of I the candidate-voting devices illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, as it will be obvious that these may be variouslymodified within the purview of this invention.

In connection with each row of keys there is provided key-locking means,shown as a reactionary locking-strip 19, supported for reciprocatorymovements inthe path of all the keys of the row and having elongatedopenings 19, through which said keys extend, and adapted when a key isdepressed or ad vanced to its register-actuating position to engage in alock-notch 20 in the side edge of the key and lock said key againstreturn movement until said strip is shifted to a keyunlocking position,as spring 21 being provided in connection with one end of eachlocking-strip 19 for automatically imparting a key-locking movement tosaid strip. Each key has its sideedge beveled, as at 20, to forcethedocking-strip forward against the action ofthe spring until thelock-notch 20 of said key registers with said strip, when the same willbe retracted by the spring 21 and enter said lock-notch. The means forlooking the key in its operated position is substantially the same as"the corresponding means described" in the patent referred to. Thereforethe above brief description will suffice for an understanding of theconstruction ,and operation thereof.

It will be understood that when any key of a row is operated to registera vote all of the other keys of the same row are locked,thron gh themedium of the locking-dogs, against effective movement,and the operatedkey is also locked by the strip 19 against return movement, so that onevoter cannot register more than one vote for one ofiice. has operatedall thckeys representing the After a' voter several candidates for whomhe wishes to vote,

all of said keys being snccessivelylocked in their advanced position oroperated position; it is necessary to release the keys and return.

the same to their normal positions ready to be operated by the nextvoter, and it is not desirable to do this until the first voter'has leftthe booth, and. to accomplish this end' each key-locking strip 19 isoperatively'connected at one end, preferably to the entrance. door'22 ofthe booth S,as'sho,wn, for instance,

in Fig. 1, the connection being such that upon an opening movement ofthe'entrance-door retracted positions, thereactionary means by the nextvoter all of the locking-strips 19 will be shifted to a key-releasingposition, allowing said keys to return to their normal for each-keybeing herein shown'as a spring engaging the inner end of said key, andin the this being'tru'e even when a key is in itsadvanced dog-spreadingposition ou accountof said partition being narrower than the body ofthekey in the direction of movement of the dogs, so that on a retractivemovement of an operated key the ends of the dogs will limit suchretractive'movements. The dogspreading partitions of the keys are-sodisposed that the points or beveled ends will at I all times be locatedin' the path of. dogs and constitute stop-abutments for. limitingthemovepnents of said dogs, as will be understood by reference to Figs.22, 23, and 24915 the drawings.

For the purpose of arbitrarily locking one or more otfice-votingmechanisms,including' the keys of the independent operativecandidate-voting devices, against eifective movements to permit certainoffices to be voted to the exclusion of others I have provided means,

including what is herein termed a class-voting or looking bar G,disposed in cooperative relation. with the left-hand end dogs of theseveral rows of dogs and adapted on one movement thereof for shiftingall the dogs of one or more selected rows into position (see Fig. 24)for looking all the keys of the se-. lected rowor rows against movement..This

means-comprises in addition to the lock:

i'ng-ba'r G,- which is supported for vertical.

recipro'catory movements in the verticallydisposed channel-piece 3,}atwo-way camplate. (designated in a general way by'J) inoperativeconnection with one end ot' said bar, an actuating-lever 25 inoperative con-f nection with the cam-plate 'Jand adapted to J impartabar-reciprocating movement to said plate, and incidentally anautomatically-operative locking device L for the cam-plate andindependently-operative bar-shifting le- -ver 25, in conpec'tion withthe opposite end of said bar.

. Thelocking-bar G nas formed in that side face-thereof adjacent thelocking dogs a plurality of adjacent rows of independent notchesor-recesses (here shown as two.) 26 and;

27, each preferably having canr-facesf26fand 86 27, one face beingdisposed in adv'anceof' the other in the direction'of'theilen'gth of thebar, the. former notch 26 being adapted when the' baris .in its normalposition'and an the lock opera'tionsof all the oflice-v'oting mechan--ing-dog s -o theseveral rows are set top'ermit isms for receiving theend dogs of therow of' dogs adjacent? thereto and for,' permittingspreadingmovements of the do'g's ofsaid rows.

' The notch 27 is vlbcatedfat one side the normal plane'ofthelongitudinal reciprocatory movement of the locking-dog and constitutes.-a reliefrs'paoe' for facilitating. key-locking or spreadin g movementsof the dogswhen 'theend dog'of the row is-shifted into a'linement withsaid 'notch so that-when it is dean-dd to lock certain office-votingmechanisms againsteffoctive movement without-in'terfiaflng-with I theeffective movement iof other-ofiice-voting mechanisms it is simplynecessary to shift the a points of the end dogs of those office votin'gmechanisms-it is desired tooperate into aline-.

'ment with relief notches or spaces 27, which will permit free movements of these dog's'and shift the logzkin'g-bar upward, so that thecamfaces 26 o gthc notches 26 will force the end dogs of th se rows itis desired .to lock back--' wardandl .tk-an thekeys of these rows. The

points of t ie'end dogs of certain rows will movement by. the sidethen'be he dagainstt face of .the locking-bar, whereas other dogs willbe free to-move 'n the notches 27;a'nd therefore removed from theinfluence of the locking device, as will be understood :by a

comparison of Figs. 3, '22,v 23', and24aj After the selected oflices,have been voted.

and it is desirablev to r'e'nder all the ofiice-vot ing mechanismsoperative for the nextvoter it is simply necessary to shiftthe'locking-bar f to its normal position, so that'the'notches 26. willcome into horizontal-aliuementwi'l-h all of the end dogs. Itwilllibenoticed vices or meansare'provided for actuating the locking-bar, one ofwhich includes-thelever 25, pivotally connected to the lower end of thebar, and the other of which includes the bell-crank lever 25 and thecam-plate J in connection with the uppe'r'end of the lockin g-bar. Thelower bar-actuator is used when it is desired to limit thenumber ofoflices'to Y be voted for and when it is desiredto' retnrn'thc'lock-ing-bar. to-its normal mid str'oi e .new

by reference no; the drawing's that -'two independently-operativede-fi'.

. described.

sition to facilitate the operations of all the oiiiee-voting mechanisms,and the other actuator is used when it is desired to lock all of theoffice-voting mechanisms against movement.

The means for nullifying the effective relation between any one of therows of lockingdogs and the locking-bar comprises a plurality ofthrow-out devices, each of which is in shiftable connection with theleft hand end dog of each of said rows, these end dogs being designatedby F, and in the form thereof shown consists of a key-like memberhavinga shank or stem 28, supported for reciprocatory move,- ments in.the keyboard and having a dovetailed head 29 at the inner end thereoffitting a dovetailed elongated slot 30 in the rear face of the end dog,(see Figs. 15 and 16,) the stem being provided with a but-ton 31 at theouter end thereof, whereby the same may be conveniently operated toshift the end dog laterally of the channel in which it slides intoposition to enter the recess 27 of the lockingbar. These throw-outdevices permit the proper official before voting begins and while he hasaccess to the mechanism to so arrange the end dogs with relation to thelocking-bar that the sets of keys for one or more officials to whichcertain classes of citizens are not entitled to vote will becomeinoperative upon the shifting of the lever 25, as hereinafter Of coursewith the bar as shown having two series of notches the sets of which theend dogs have been moved into the plane of the notches 27 willbeoperative in all positions of the lever, while those remaining in theplane of the notches 26 may be locked by the elcctioirofiicers upon theentrance into the booth of a person not eligible to vote for candidatesfor these predetermined oflices.

As a means for resetting the throw-out devices thcre is provided aresetting device in operative relation with the buttons of all thethrow-out devices, said resetting device being shown as averticallydisposedbar 32, pivo'iallysnpported at 32 slightlyin advanceof the inner faces of the buttons 31 of said throw-out devices and inposition to engage the inner faces of said buttons when the throw-outdevices are in their advanced positions, so that when the part2 isthrown rearward by means h reinafter describedall of the throw-outdevices will be returned to their normal positions and will carry theend dogs with which they are connected into their normal positions inthe cam-faced notches 26 of the locking-bar.

The means L for automatically lockingthe locking-bar G in position toprevent the operations of any of the oiiice-vpting mechanisms is shownas a reactionary lock bolt or pin having its forward end disposed toengage a lock-notch in one memberfof the compound cam-plate J, whichmember has a pin-retracting cam-face 35 disposed to engage the forwardend of the pin and impart a retractive movement thereto at apredetermined pointin the advancing inoveinentof the cam-plate Jor atthat point in the movement of the cam-plate where the locking-bar G hasarrived substantially at its mid-stroke position, the retractivemovement of the lockstruction and organization thereof shown in theaccompanying drawings anactuato'r for the resetting device 32, the rearend of the lock-bolt bearinga'gainst the front 'fa'ceof thebarwhich'eonstitutes the resetting device, as shown most clearly in Fig.2.

It is distinctly to be understood that the invention is not limited tothe specific construction and organization of the parts of ac tuatingand locking means for the locking-bar,

(illustrated in the accompanying drawing as these may be variouslymodified without departure from this invention.

The cam-plate J, which constitntes one element of the actuating meansfor and is in connection with the upper end of the lockingbar and whichalso controls, through the inedium ofihe antomaticallyoperativebar-locking device,-the efiective movement of the device whichreseis the throw-out devices, coinprises in the preferred constructionand organization thereof (shown most clearly in Figs. 2, 3, and 6 to 11,inclusive) three members, (designated in a general way by e,f, andg,respeetively,) which are shown in the nature of flat plates securedtogether in superimposed relation with their outer edges substantiallyflush. The outer members 9 and g of said cam-plateJ have correspondingtwo-way cam grooves or slots 37 38 and 39 40, respectively,

forming the two-way cam-faces 37 38'and 39 40, respectively, thecam-faces of one member being in horizontal alinement with the cam-facesof the other member and cooperating with pins 41 and 42, the first beingin the form of a roller extending through the cam-grooves 37 39 andthrough the slot 41 in the pins 41 and 42 on a complete advancingmovement of said cam-plate J will first impart a downward and then anupward movement to the locking-bar. The cam-faces of the two plates havetwo upwardly oppositely inclined portions connected at their lower endsby a straight portion which permits alimited movement of the cam-plateat the centerof its throw'without operating the lockingbar. The-middlememberfof the cam-plate to impart a retractive'movementto the autolf Themiddle member f iscutawayopposite the to cam-grooves 37, .38, 3.9, and40 of the two out-f another, through which extends the operating h'as'aninclined camface 35, disposed to act whenthe cam-plate isnearits'mid-position maticallyoperative bar lacking device L, wherebythrough the medium .ofthe resetting device 32 to reset. ihe',throwoutdevices of the key-locking members intermediate-the releasing ofthelocking movementof said bar.

side a members to permit an unobstructed movement of the pins of thelock ing-bar,wh ich. extend into both outsideplates, and all-of theplates 2, f, and g have rectangular transverse openings 43, 44, and-..45'i'nrcgister with one end of .the bell-crank lever-25, which actuatesthe cam-plate. 'The inner' memberfg "of the end of said pin, as will beunderstood by com-.-

:camplateg iscam-'pl'ate-has an elongated horizontal slot 46 thereactionary pin-33 of. the automaticallyoperative locking device L, andthe central member f has a lock -notch 33' to receive the parison of thefig'u res referred to in this para- 's'n I 1 The-canI-plate J willjlbecovered by a metal casihge'filsee Fig. 1,) which hasja horizontalsupporting and guiding face (not shown) onthe'finterior' thereofi'tofacilitate; the movements "of 's'a;i,dcam-plate and prevent -acci-'dcntalpdisplacement thereof and-malicious tam'periugtherewith, saidplate being secured to the trout face'of the keyboard in any'suitablemanner-I1: The bell.-

I lever 25,'whic h actuates the pivotaliyconnectedintermediate fits endsto aifizgture of the frame for horizontal 'bscillatoryimo'veineiits andhas a shit table connection-near oneendithermf with the up .per end-eralatc'hgoperating' lever 12', which shown somewhat in the natureof abell-crank lever pivotaily supported intermediate its 'endslorvertic'aloscillation'oua fixtureof the frame and having the latch 12, which maybe [of any ordinary or suitable construction and which hormallyjenga'gesthe catch of-the t outer'dooi' 7 of the voting-machine casing,-

; the construction and organization'being such plate-actuating lever adoor-releasing movement will be imparted to the latch 12.

that on a harwlocking movement of the camv The mechanism whichisoperated'by the lever 25 is for use when the election, is closed topepmit the election-officers to see the rec} ordwhich has been made andat the same.

timeto prevent tampering with the. keys to falsify the returns. As thislever is shifted its firsta'ction is-to cause the cam-faces-at 37 38,39', ahd 40"to lower the locking-bar G until-the end dogs are allinaliiiem'ent with the notches 2'6. Then-while the pins are moving inthe horizontal portion of the-cam-slot't-he incline 35 reaches theend-of the lockingev pin, which rides ,up it-, audits opposite endpressing'against the 6 :1 :32 swings it against the buttons 3l,"ahd.thus aet uates thethro'w thcrethrough to facilitate the movements ofoutdevices, returning 'any enddogs which have been moved prior to theopening of the .polls into the plane of thenotches 27back into theplaneof the, notches'26. When this isjelfected, the, upwardly-inclinedportion of the cam-grooves 37 will have come into coop-.

.eration with the pin. 42' on the locking-barand will then move itupward, causing all the end all-the keys against movement. At the'end ofthe travel of the cam-plate the notch 33" ,will have reached the pin,.which will seat itself therein, and thus lock the cam'plate and preventthe lever 25and theflocking-bar from being oppositely moved torelease'the keys.

During the last portion of the movement of the camitwill rel'eesethelatch 12 through the connectorl2' and permit the outer opaque doors tobe opened, thus rendering visible through the transparentdoorsthe'figures re- .corded byall the registers The inner doors,

.15 dogsto ride up the cam-face 26' and locking-- however, can only beopened by the author 1 izedeflicial holding the key to the lock thereof.The lower actuator 25 for the locking-bar, is shown. as an ordinarybell-crank lever piv-' otally supported on the frame'and having ashiftable connection with the lower end 'of thelockinglbar."

dependent of thelieyactuated register .of each candidate-voting device)from which for by each voter, s in case of contest as to thevot'ingfrig'hts of? my particular-voter his vote may be seiecteh andthrown out if it be proven that he had o right to vote, I; have providedin operative relationwith each can= didate-votiugdevice an independentrecording device, (d'esignatedin a general way by (shownmost clearly incomprises a reactionary phnch-48,snpported for reciprocatory-mov'ementsindependent of the key. K in position to be operated by said key; ahorizontallymecessed punch support or.die 49; a platen 50, dispos'eclinadvance of said punch-support in advance ot said sup-- port and-havingaperforation in alinement with the punch; two spools 51 and 52,.suportedfabove and below respectively, the

- the recording devices-concurrently comprise 'fl-pll l-l'aiihy ot rodsor shafts' ei, one extendin g throughg tne hubsof all oft-the upperspools in eachrowiau'd to which said spools are secured v '95' For thepurpose of producing a record (in- 1 maybe determined theexactcandidates voted 12,)whichi l' the ,preierredconstruction and r vorgapization thereof Figs. 5 and 17 0t theaccompauyingdrawings)' (punch.in diflferent vertical places} a tension device 53 in connectionwith'and preferably a ratchet-wheel 55, fixed to the outer end of eachspool-supporting shaft, and a reciprocatory bar 56, having a pluralityof springpawls 57,-the free ends of which are disposed to engage theteeth of the ratchet-wheels of all the several shafts, respectively,whereby on one movementthereof each shaft will be rotated apredetermined distance to impart a web-advancing movement to the spool.The lower end of the actuating-bar 56 has a shiftable connection withone end of a rocking beam or lever 58, pivotally supported intermediateits ends on the casing and connected at its opposite end by means of arod 59 to an actuating-lever operated by the platform of the booth S, sothat on a movement of said platform in one direction thespools of allthe independent recording devices will have a web-advancing movementimparted thereto, as described'in another form in the patent referredto.

The independent recording meansP differs from therecording meansdescribed in the patent referred to in that the punch is supportedindependent of the register-actuating key K. A tension device isprovided in connection with one of the spools for retarding the movementof said spool and holding the web taut during the advancing movements,

so the step-by-step movements of said web will be of correspondinglengths, and the spools have web-advancing movements positively impartedthereto by the reciprocatory actuating-bar 56 and pawl-and-ratchet meansinstead of through the medium of a rollenrotating spring and anescapement.

The ratchet-wheels have a plurality of ratchet-teeth on the inner facesthereof, which are engaged by the spring-pawls at one side the axis ofrotation of said wheels, and. as a means for preventingaccidentalretractive or backward movement of the ratchetwheel there is provided inoperative relation therewith a plurality of holdback devices, (each ofwhich is designated by 60,) which are shown as spring-pawls infrictional engagement with the teeth of the ratchet-wheels at theopposite side of the axes thereof, as shown most clearly in Fig. 18.

In connection with the keyboard there is provided a register 61, theactuating-arm 62 of which is in operative connection with the upper endof the recording-device-actuating bar 56, whih register is adapted forindicatin g the numbers of thesuccessive voters, said register beingoperated by the actuating-bar 56 on each effective movement thereof, sothatat each successive step-by-step movement of the webs of theindependent recording devices an effective movement will be imparted tothe register 61. In connection with each row ofnominatedcandidate-voting devices is an independentcandidate-votingdevice, which in the preferred construction and organization thereofillustrated most clearly in Figs. 20 and 21 of the accompanying drawingscomprises, in ad dttton to a key K and a key-actuated regis-.

ter R, (which are similar in construction, or

ganization, and operation of the same parts of the othercandidate-votingdevices,) two rotatably-supported spools 63 and 64; aplaten or table 65, disposed in the rear of a transverse opening 66,formed in the front plate of the keyboard, preferably in horizontalalinement with the key K; a webtet' of paper, secured at opposite endsto the spools 63 and 64 and extending over the front face of the table6'5, between said table and front plate of the register; a shutter 67,pivotally supported on the keyboard for oscillatory movements betweenthe web 64' and,

opening 66 of the keyboard and having aproject-ion 68 disposed in acam-groove 69, formed in the upper face oftthe key K, the constructionof the cam-groove andithe disposition of the shutterbeing such that onan inward registering movement of the key an opening movement will beimparted to the shutter to expose the web through the opening 66 and toallow the voter to-write,the name of the 1 independent candidate uponthe portion of the web exposed, and upon the return movement of the keya closing movement will be imparted to the shutter, the shutter beingheld against a web-exposing movement until the key is again forcedinward. The spool 63 is fixed to one of the shafts 54 of the independentrecording devices and is operated concurrently with said devices, aswill be readily understood.

In voting-machines as heretofore con-structed it has been customary toplace the names of the candidates on the keyboard at thesides of thebuttons to be pressed for registering the votes of said candidates, anditv has been found in practice that mistakes have occurred in voting onaccount of the disposition of candidate-names in rows betweenadjacentbuttons,the voter not knowing whether to press the button at the right.or the left of said name, and to obviate possible mistakes and simplifythe voting I have provided in direct connection with each key acandidate I name plate 70 and means (shown as a clip 71, see Figs. 25and 26) for holding said plate in place on the key. Each key has anoblong horizontally-disposed plate-supporting por- ISO tion 70',preferably rounded at the outer ends, and a name-'plate70, which may beof celluloid or other suitable material, with the name of thecandidateimpressed-orprinted thereon, is secured'to the front face ,of. the key,preferably by a clip or open frame 7],, surrounding the edges, of saidkey and secured thereto by screws or in any suitable manner. I do notdesire to limit myself to the particular construction and organizationof name-plate and holding means illustrated in Figs. 25 and '26, as.these may be variously modified without departure from this inven-.

3o with position.

f'upon the dogs of aplurality of the rows to lockall the keys therein,selective devices whereby. any one of the sets of dogs may be re movedfrom the influence efsaid locking de- '5' vice,and means forsimultaneously restoring allthe tion. .v

'2. In avoting-machina'the combination with a plurality of keys, of aset of lockingselective devices to their normal posirows of keys, ofsets of lock-' 2 o dogs therefor movable toward and from the keys, meansfor moving one of the dogs indc: pendently in a plane intersecting thatin which the key-locking movement occurs, a

movable locking device coacting with these .35 last-named dogs, andconnecting mechanism whereby movement imparted to the locking devicerestores the independently-movable dog to its normal position.

3. In a voting-machine, the combination a plurality. of keys, of a setof dogs movable to-lock 'certain'of, the keys, means for moving one dog'independentlyof' the keylocking movement, andinechanismcoacting withthe dog-moving means whereby said dog is restored to its normalposition.

4. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of keys, of achannel adjacent thereto, locking-dogs sliding longitudinallyin saidchannel, a throw-out device for 0 moving one of the dog's laterally ofthe channel, and;a resetting-bar coacting'with the throw-out device. v

5. In a voting-machine, the combination with a series o'frows of keys,of sets of lock-v ing-dogs therefor, a locking device provided .withadjacent recesses of different size, se lective devices whereby'oneof'the dogs of the set'may be made to operatein connection with I one oranother of the recesses, andfmeansfor 5o simultaneously restoring allthe selective de- 'vicesto their normal position.

6. In a voting-machine, the combination with a series of rows ofkeys,,of sets of locking-dogs therefor, a locking device'provided withadjacent recesses of diiferent size forming cam-facesQselective deviceswhereby one of the dogs of the set may be made to operate l I inconnection with one or another of the camfaces, and means forsimultaneously restormg all the selective devices to their normal 7. Ina voting-machine, the combination 1 with a plurality of keys, of a setof lockingdogs therefor, a locking device provided with a plurality ofrecesses, and means for moving one of the dogs to permitit to occupy oneor another of the recesses comprising a throwit is itself locked.

, ours, a lockingdevice acting upon'th'e dogs, and a member providedwith a working face vices.

out device and an independent resetting device coaoting therewith.

8. In a voting-machine, the combination with a series of rows ofjkeys,of sets of lockin g-dogs therefor, a locking device longitudinallymovable intodilfereut positions and provided with-a plurality of facesoccupying different longitudinal planeswith which at 7 5 least one ofthe dogs of each set may coact, a each ofthese faces being adapted to'prevent movement of different groups of keys according to the positionof the device,"selective de-; vices whereby any one of the sets ofdogs'may be'removed'from the influence of said locking. device, andmeans for simultaneously restoring allthe selective devices to theirnor.- mal position, r

9, Ina' voting-machine, the combination with a series of rows of keys,of sets of locking-dogs therefor, a device capable of acting uponthedogs of a plurality of rows to, look all the keys therein, selectivedevices whereby any one of the sets of dogsmay be removed independentlyfrom the influence of said lockingdevice, and a resetting device commonto all the selective devices.

10.' In a voting-machinepthe combination with a plurality of keys, of aset of locking dogs thcrefon alocking' device acting upon the dogs, andaimemberpro'vided with a working face for'actuating said locking deviceand With'a working face-t0 actuate means whereby I00 11. In avoting-machine, the combination with a plurality of keys, of a set oflocking dogs therefor, a locking device acting upon the dogs, and amember provided with a camface-for actuating said locking device and.with a cam-face to actuate means whereby it v is itself locked.

"12.11: a voting-machine, the combination v with'a plurality of keys, ofa set of lockingdogsthereformovahle toward and from the no keys,throw-out devices for moving one of the dogs -.independently in a planeintersecting that in which the key-locking movement occurs, a lockingdevice acting upon the dogs, and a member provided with a working facevfor'actuating said locking device and with a Working face to actuatemeans .whereby it is itself locked. 1

\13.- In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of keys, ofa setqof'lotzkingdo s therefor movable toward and from the ke s,throw-out devices for moving one of the dogs indepen ently in a planeintersecting that in which the key-lockingv movement ooforactuating-said locking'device and with a working face to actuate meanswhereby it is itselfy llockedand to reset the throw-out de- 14. In avoting-machine, the combination with a plurality of keys, of a set oflockingdogs therefor, a locking'device acting upon the dogs, andaanember rovided with a camone portion of which is engaged by theprojection from the locking device, and a roller coacting with thelocking device andihe other portion of the slot. I

16. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of keys, of aset of lockingdogs therefor-,a locking device acting upon the dogs, anda member provided with an inclined slot for actuating said lockingdevice and with a straight slot having at its end a cam-face to actuatemeans whereby it is itself 17. In a voting-machine, the combination witha plurality of keys, ofa set of locking dogs therefor, a locking deviceacting upon the dogs, and a member provided with an inclined slot foractuating said locking device and with a straight slot having at its enda cam-'face'to actuate means whereby it is itself locked and with adepression in the line of the slot beyond the cam-race.

18. In a voting-machine, the combination with a plurality of keys, of aset'uf lockingdogs therefor,, a locking device act-ingupon the dogs, amem'ber provid'e'd with a cam-face for actuating said locking device anda second cam-face and depression adjacent thereto, and a springp'ressedpin coacting with the last-named cam-face and with the depression.

19. In a voting-machine, the combination with a series of rows of keys,of sets of locking-dogs therefor, a locking device capable of actingupon the dogs of .a plurality of the rows,-means for moving said lockingdevice to lock certain of the rows of keys against movement, andindependent means for moving said device to look all the keys againstmovement.

20. In a voting-machine, the combination with a series of rows of keys,of sets of locking-dogs therefor, a locking device capable of actingupon the dogs of a plurality of the rows, a cam-plate coacting with thelocking device, a lever for moving the cam-plate, and a second leveracting directly upon the looking device.

21. In a votingmachine, the combination with a casing containingregistering devices, of a closure therefor, a lock for the closure, aplurality of keys operable outside the casing, and means forsimultaneously unlocking the closure of the casing and locking the keysagainst movement.

22. In a voting-machine, the combination with a casing containingregistering devices, of an iilner and outer closure therefor, akeyoperated 'lockfor the inner-closure, a lock for the outer closure. alever for operating the lock of'said outer closure, and a lock for saidlever.

23. In a voting-machine, the combination with a casing containingregistering devices, of an inner and outer closure therefor, akeyoperated lock for the inner closure, a lock for the outer closure, alever for operating the lock of said outer closure, and an automaticlock for said lever.

24. In a voting-machine, the combination with a casing containingregistering devices, of an inner and an outer closure therefor, akey-operated lock for the inner closure, aiock for the outer closure, alever for operating the lock of said outer closure, and an automaticlock for said lever releasable only from within the casing.

25. In a voting-machine, the combination with a casing containingregistering devices, of a transparent inner and an opaque outer closuretherefor, a key-operated lock for the inner closure, a lock for theouter closuqe, a lever for operating the lock of said outer closure, anda-lock for said lever.

26. In a voting-machine the combination, with a plurality of rows ofindependently operative candidate-voting devices, and with means forlimiting the number of devices to be operated in the same row, of meansincluding'a reciprocatory locking-bar for looking all the. votingdevices of oneor more rows; automatically-operative means for lockingthe bar in its device-locking position; and a casing inclosing thelast-mentioned means and having a normally locked door.

27. In a voting-machine the combination, with a row ofindependently-operative ca ndidate-voting devices, of a train ofseparable dogs for limiting the numberof voting devices to be operatedat one time; a bar support-ed for reeiprocatory movements in a pathintersccting the path of the locking-dogs and having a cam-face forshifting the lockingdogs into positions for locking all the votingdevices against effective movements; a lever in operative connectionwith said bar and effective for actuating the same; andautomaticallyoperat'tve means for locking the bar in its lockingposition.

28. In a voting-machine, a series of reactionary countenoperating keysdisposed in a row; a train of dogs for limiting the number of keys to beoperated atone time; a bar supported for reciprocatory movements in apath intersecting the path of the train of dogs and having a cam forshifting the dogs into position for looking all the keys of the row;actuating means including a'pivoted lever in connection with said bar; areactionary detent for automatically locking the bar in its key-lockingposition; and a casing having a normally locked door inclosing thedetent, whereby the detent cannot be retracted without unlocking andopening the door of the casing.

29. The combination With a plurality of rows of independently-operativevote-registering devi es and wjth aplurality of trains of locking-dogs,each'train effective for lim-t iting the number of vote-registeringdevices dogs oi the several trains; selective throwout devices inshiftalile connection with the end dogs of the severaltrainsandadaptedffo'r shifting. said chd dogs outof, and into, the path of thecam-faces of TtheIocking-bar to permit selected rows of vote-registeringde-- vices to be locked by the bar against effective movement whileleaving others free for operation; locking-bar-actuating means; andmeans operated'by the locking -bar-actuating means for returning thethrow-out devices and end dogs to their normal positions at apredetermined point in the movement of the; locking-bar. 4

30. In a voting-machine a plurality of rows of keys; a plurality oftrains of dogs for'liiniting thenumber of keys to be operated in eachrow atone time; a reciprocatory locking-bar having a plurality ofcam-faces dis- 7 posed in the normal path of and cooperative withthe-end dogs of the trains and adapted for shifting the trains intoposition for-locking all the keys; a throw-out device in shiftableconnection with the end dog of each train and adapted for shifting theouter end of said dog out of operative relation with the cam-face of thelocking-bar, whereby on a'ljocking move ment of the bar all of the keysof one or more selected rows will belocked against effective movementswithout interfering with the, ef-

fective movements of the other rows; twoindependently-operativebar-actuatingdevices, one adapted forimpart-ing a vertical lockingmovement-to said bar, and the other adapted for first imparting adogreleasing movement to said has and a subsequent dog-locking movement tosaid bar; means operative intermediate the dog releasing and lockingmovements of the last-mentioned bar-actuating device for returning thethrow-out devices to their normal positions; and anautomaticallyoperative lockingdevice for the locking bar. 31. In avoting-machine the combination, with a suitable base, of a plurality ofhori-. 'zontally-disposed parallel ch'an nel-pieces secured to the base;a vertically-disposed channel-piece secured to the base and intersectingthe plan sof all the horizontal channel-pieces a plurality of rows ofregister-actuating keys extending through the horizontal channel-'pieces respectively; a plurality of trains of dogs supportedfor'movement in each horizontalchannel-piece and adapted for limitingthenumber of keys to. be operated in [each row; means for temporarilylocking operated keys in their advanced position; automattory movementsin the vertical channel-piece end dogs of the several trains for lookingall the keys of one dogs, of arbitrarily-operative throw-out devices fornullifying the effective relation belocking-bar; locking-'bar-actuatingmeans; and means operative by the locking-bar-actuating means at'apredetermined point in .the movementthereof, for resetting the throwoutdevices and bringing all the trains of u dogs into effective relationwith said ban; I 33. In a voting-machine. the combination,

with a pluralit'yof trains 'of key-locking dogs, and with a cam-facedbar for'imparting keyou'tdevi'ce in shiftable connection with the fyingthe effective relation between each train and thelocking-ba'r; atwo-way'camin operative connection with one end of the lockthe cam,wherebylon the first part of the advancing movement thereof anineffectiveor dog-releasing movement will be imparted'to the locking-barandupon the last part of said movementa dog-shifting movement will v bemediate these two movements of the locking- -b r for operating thethrow-out devices to reestablish an effective relation-between-all theat the end of the last movement of bar forlocking said bar.

with a plurality of rows of key-locking dogs and with means including alocking-bar for of a casing having a normally locked-door; an actuatorfor the bar disposed to heoperated outside the casing ;,and anautomaticallythe casing and eifecti'vefor locking the bar against asecond operation until the door of the casing is unlocked.

-35. In a voting-machine'the combination, with a plurality of rows, ofcandidate-voting devices and with means, including a lockingbar and abar-actuator, for looking all tne devices of any one or more rowsagainst efiective movement, of a casing having inner and ,outer normallylocked doors; an automaticside the casing and 'efiective fo'r lockingtheically operative means controlled by the door of the voting-booth forreleasing the operated I bar against 'a-sec'ond operation untiltheinkeys; a-lo'cking bar supported for -reoiproca or more rows in theirnormal" retracted positions. and against eflective ally-operativebar-locking device disposed'inand having cam-faces cooperative with thea cam-faced bar for impartf ing key-locking'inovemeiits to said trainsof tween one or' more trains of dogs.-and the looking movements to saiddogs, of a throwand dogof each train and elfective for nnlli.,-

ing-bar; a lever'for advancing and retracting imparted to said bar;means operative interdogs and locking-bar; and means operative;

- 34. In a voting-machine the combination,

imparting locking movements to said dogs, 1 n5- operative bar-lockingdevice disposed inside 7 j her door of the'c'asin'g is unlocked; andmeans operative by the bar-actuator, on predetermined movements thereof,for locking and unlocking one of the casing-doors.

36. In a voting-machine the combination, with a train ofhorizontally-disposed key-locking dogs, of a locking-bar shiftablysupported in a path intersecting the path of the train of dogs andhaving means for impartinga keylocking movement to said train; ahorizontally-movable bar-actuating cam-plate having a two-way cam-facein engagement with a pin or projection on the bar and adapted, on onemovement thereof,forimpartiuga complete reciprocation to said bar; apivotallysupported bell-crank lever in shiftable connection at one endwith said cam-plate; and automatically-operative means forlockingthebell-crank lever at the end of its stroke.

37. In a voting-machine the combination, with a train ofhorizontally-disposed keylocking dogs, of a locking-bar shiftably supported in a path intersecting the path of the train .of dogs and havingmeans for imparting a key-locking movement to said train; ahorizontally-movable bar-actuating cam-plate having a two-way cam-facein engagement with a pin or projection on the bar and adapted on onemovement thereof for imparting an releasing and locking movement to saidbar; a pivotally-s'upported bell-crank lever in shiftable connection atone end with said camplate; a throw-out device in connection with theend dog of the train and adapted 'for nul-' lifying and restablishing aneifective relation between the train and locking-bar an inclosedspring-actuated pin for automatically looking the cam-plate at the endof its advancing movement; and means controlled by the locking-pin andcam-plate, and operative intermediate the bar releasing and lockingmovements of said plate and preparatory to the locking movement of saidpin, for resetting the throw-out device to reestablish an effectiverelation between the train of dogs and locking-bar.

38. In a voting-machine a plurality of keyactuated counters incombination with a plurality of independentrecording devices, one foreach key and each comprising a reactionary punch supported independent,and in the path of movement, of a key; a perforated platen disposedinadvance of said punch; a web of paper passing between the punch andplaten and having its opposite ends secured to spools one of which isdisposed below the other; a combined supporting and tension device forone of said spools, including springarms in bearing engagement withopposite faces of said spool and adapted for restricting the rotativemovement thereof; and means for rotating the other spool of thisrecording device and the corresponding spools of all the other recordingdevices concurrently and automatically after each operation of thepunch.

39. In a voting-machine the combination, with a base having aweb-exposing opening therethrough, and with a plate disposed in the rearof said opening, of a web of paper extending between the plate and baseand adapted to be exposed through said opening; a shutter forsaid'opening; a key for moving said shutter toward and from the openingand means for advancing the web after the key has returned to its normalshutter-closing position.

40. In a voting-machine the combination, with a. base or keyboard havingaweb-exposing opening therethrough a plate in the rear of said opening;a pivotally-supported shutter disposed for oscillatory movements betweenthe plate and keyboard; a web of paper supported for longitudinalmovements between the shutter and plate; a reactionary counter-operatingkey in connection with, and adapted for imparting web covering anduncovering movements to, the shutter; means for locking the key in itsadvanced position; automatically-operative means for releasing said keywhereby to return the shutter to its web-covering position; spools inconnection with opposite ends of said web; and means operativeautomatically, after the return movement of the key, for advancing theweb a predetermined distance.

41. The combination with a keyboard having a web-exposing slot therein;a shutter pivotally connected to the rear face of said keyboard andadapted normally for closing said slot; a counter-actuatingkey'extending through the keyboard'andr having a camgroove in the facethereof cooperating with a projection on. the shutter and adapted forimparting opening and closing movements to said shutter on advancing andretracting movements of said key; a web supported for travelingmovements in the rear of the shutter and adapted to be exposed throughsaid slot; and automatically-operative means for advancing said webafter the shutter is re-' turned to its slot-closing position.

Signed by me at Hartford, Connecticut, this 19th day of January, All1901.

LAWRENCE W. LUELLEN.

Witnesses:

E. O. WHITNEY, LESLIE O. WOOD.

